'Sakamoto Desu ga?' Manga Author Nami Sano Dies at 36

by DatRandomDude
Aug 15, 2023 9:47 PM | 58 Comments

Manga author Nami Sano, known for creating Sakamoto Desu ga? (Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto), died of cancer on August 5. She was 36. Sano's family held a funeral on August 7 and 8.

The announcement was made by Harta magazine's official Twitter on Wednesday. According to her family, Sano was battling the fast-growing cancer for a month. The comment from Sano's family includes an excerpt of the note left by the late author, which reads, "This has been a fun life. I'm going into a world where I will probably be freer. So long."

Sano was born in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo prefecture in April 1987. She made her debut with the one-shot Non-sugar Coffee in Fellows! magazine in 2010. She then serialized Sakamoto Desu ga? from August 2011 to December 2015 in the same magazine, which changed its name to Harta in 2012. Kadokawa published the fourth and final volume in January 2016.

Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga in English and released the final volume in July 2016. A 12-episode television anime adaptation by Studio Deen aired in Spring 2016.

Sano also serialized the Migi to Dali (Migi & Dali) manga in Harta from July 2017 to November 2021. The seventh and final volume went on sale in December 2021. A television anime produced by Geek Toys and CompTown is scheduled to broadcast in October 2023.

Source: Oricon News

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i was wondering when i would see another work from this artist and saw this news. heartbreaking.

Dec 25, 2023 6:34 PM by Mykasan

RIP Sakamoto was goated

Aug 25, 2023 3:59 PM by plus_SlamDunk

Rest in peace Nami Sano. Thanks for making one of my favorite animes.
Man, I'm really sad today....

Aug 23, 2023 8:15 PM by zeni_desu

So young too, really sad news.

Condolences and prayers to the family :(

Aug 19, 2023 8:06 AM by Chiriruu

oh my god this is horrible ..rest in peace :(

Aug 18, 2023 4:20 PM by subahokke

Sad news. Rest in peace. :(

Aug 18, 2023 12:35 PM by Hirax

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Aug 18, 2023 2:19 AM by Yubisoft

I've always meant to read the Sakamoto manga. I'll get around to it soon.

RIP

Aug 17, 2023 7:37 PM by malvarez1

My condolences to the family of the author. She died so young, R.I.P

Aug 17, 2023 9:56 AM by Horizon06

Crazy how some people always manage to create drama no matter what the news topic is. I don't understand why that one user hasn't already been perma-banned from news threads.

Aug 17, 2023 9:52 AM by El-Melloi

Sakamoto Desu ga? has a special place in my heart for being the first gag manga I read. The anime was also pretty unique. Sad to hear that Sano-sensei has passed away, especially with the upcoming anime adaptation of her other work around the corner. RIP.

Aug 17, 2023 3:11 AM by FMmatron

RIP Nami Sano, you went too soon 😭
FUCK CANCER

Aug 17, 2023 1:30 AM by Marcus5768

She would have loved to have seen it, since her manga will be animated just from October...

I keep reading her words on twitter, they seem to show her personality.

RIP.

Aug 16, 2023 6:14 PM by kihel

RIP. Very sad, heartbreaking news.😢
And the anime adaptation of Migi and Dali is to air in fall yet she didn't make it to witness at all.

Aug 16, 2023 5:24 PM by downymaiden

Such a young, what sad news, God rest his soul. 🙏

Aug 16, 2023 4:41 PM by Jonas-K

May her soul rest in peace.

Aug 16, 2023 3:41 PM by Haneken2086

Omg,:(
I really enjoyed the anime adaptation of her manga Sakamoto Desu ga?
She brought much light into my life during the pandemic; her humor was right up my alley. I hope she didn't suffer too much.
May she rest in peace. 🙏🏻

Aug 16, 2023 3:24 PM by weirdo90

Rest in peace lady.

Aug 16, 2023 3:06 PM by Absurdo_N

This has been a fun life. I'm going into a world where I will probably be freer. So long."

That's one of the saddest thing I have heard someone say before their death. So much talent , so much more life to live and experience. All taken so soon

And yet horrible rapists, murderers,bullies etc are still alive. What an unequal world

Aug 16, 2023 2:39 PM by madarchod

Having lost someone in a couple of months due to a digestive cancer, this hits really close and deep. I'll chant Daimoku for her soul.

Aug 16, 2023 12:58 PM by Clonazenyan

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